Roman sites in Carmarthenshire

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Dolaucothi mine entrance

Dolaucothi
Gold MinesOff the A482 Lampeter to Llandovery, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda SA19 8RR. Dolaucothi may have been the only gold mine in Britain during the Roman
occupation, and there is evidence that the area was mined long before
the Romans arrived. The Romans removed over Â½ million ton of rock leaving
behind chasms and pits where they mined the gold veins. The Romans left
in the 4th century, leaving barracks, bathhouses and other town remains.
Visitors today can see the underground tunnels and mining gear, plus
the aqueducts that brought water to the mine.

Llandovery
Fort (Alabum)Llanfair-ar-y-bryn. On the A40 at Llandovery, Dyfed. A medieval church stands in one corner of the Roman fort here,
and the Roman road heading north towards Pumsaint is clearly visible.

Maridunum
Demetarum (Carmarthen)Carmarthen Carmarthen was a Roman "civitas" or tribal town of the Demetae
tribe. The Romans established a presence here in 75 AD with a military
fort, but the civitas soon grew to include an amphitheatre (one of only
7 surviving in Britain), the remains of which are still visible.

Pumsaint
Fort (Luentinum)Located off the A482, just outside the village of Pumsaint, Llanwrda
Carmarthenshire. A wooden Flavian fort built about AD 120, later rebuilt in stone, and finally abandoned around AD 150. The fort here guarded the thriving gold mines at Dolaucothi.